Similar Climates › City Pairings › Pierre ≈ Bishkek
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fair match
Pierre, South Dakota and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan are a fair climate match — 10,301 km (6,401 mi) apart. Pierre is Köppen zone BSk; Bishkek is Dfa.
See Pierre on the interactive map →Pierre is classed cold steppe (BSk) while Bishkek is hot-summer continental (Dfa) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. Roughly 10,301 km (6,401 mi) separates them — far enough that Bishkek feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Pierre.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Pierre and Bishkek. January means differ by 4°C (Bishkek warmer); July within half a degree. Rainfall shifts more: Bishkek is 54 mm drier in July, and 16 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine stays close: Bishkek at 9.9 h/day on average versus 10.1 h/day in Pierre (January 6.9 h / 6.5 h, July 12.9 h / 13.6 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (10 µg/m³ in Bishkek, 9 in Pierre). Humidity: dew point in Bishkek runs about 5°C lower in July (10°C vs 15°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan is the closest distant match for Pierre, South Dakota — scored fair, about 10,301 km (6,401 mi) away.
Pierre and Bishkek are separated by roughly 10,301 km (6,401 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Pierre is cold steppe (BSk) and Bishkek is hot-summer continental (Dfa), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Pierre has a cold steppe climate (BSk). January averages a high of -1°C and a low of -12°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 17°C and 70 mm.
Pierre averages about 6.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 13.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 4.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 36); July averages 13.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 56).
Other close climate matches for Pierre: Ürümqi (loose), Lanzhou (loose), Almaty (loose).
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